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From: Lisa <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Clippings
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 20:10:48 -0500


PLEASE NOTE - The following newspaper clippings are from a collection found
after my great Aunt passed away. She unfortunately made no note of what paper
they came from or the date. I felt they may still provide important clues for
somebody and other listers agreed so I have been posting them regardless.



T.B. MURPHY 83 Wednesday

The village blacksmith, Thomas B. MURPHY, who refuses to let the world, in which he has lived to see the Civil War, World War, radio, airplane, automobile, television, get ahead of him, will be 83 years old tomorrow.

While he expects to continue in his usual routine about his shop and about the town, Mr. MURPHY feels quite proud of his 83rd birthday anniversary. Famous for his bicycling, he has ridden more than 40,000 miles. His longest trip ever made in a single day was to and from Trenton Fair. He remarks that he has often done this and never thought it anything extraordinary. Mr. MURPHY does not ride as much as he did but he hikes miles and enjoys it. He is a great berry-picker when wild berries are ripe and he travels about the fields and roads all by himself and often returns with his pails full. To be sure, Mr. MURPHY does not travel at a slow rate of speed, instead he strides along at a good pace. Recently he walked to Whitehouse to attend a funeral of one of his friends.

His interest in politics is evidenced by the fact that he votes at every election because he considers it his duty as an American citizen.

After working as an employee until he was 20 years of age, Mr. MURPHY established a busines for himself nearly 62 years ago in the present location of his shop in which during the past fifty years he shod horses. Until a few years ago, the blacksmith shod as high as 14 horses in a single day. Not only is he a noted blacksmith but he is noted for watch repairing, which he considers a hobby. He attends all the auction sales within his traveling distance and buys clocks and watches to bring home and repair, then set them about his shop.

Mr. MURPHY is the son of the late John MURPHY and Catherine MURPHY of Lamington, where he was born January 17, 1857. He received his education in the Burnt Mills and Lamington Schools. Much of his time is spent in reading the daily papers and current magazines without the assistance of glasses. Mr. MURPHY who has a great likeness for ice cream and candy, does not believe excess sweetness will harm anyone, and eating candy is one of his fast habits. The village blacksmith is fond of radio but does not care for automobiles. He is an active gardener and a most interesting conversationalist. He joins the "cracker-box session" held by the old-time residents who gather at the local barber shop nightly. Having spent much of his life time in this vicinity, Mr. MURPHY, known as "T.B.", has seen some great changes in the community, some of which he considers for the best and some for the worse.

Mr. MURPHY married Sarah BARKER of Pottersville. The couple have eight children, Mrs. Emanuel HOERLER, Millstone; Mrs. Ada M. ANDERSON, Howard E. MURPHY and Charles MURPHY, Oldwick; Mrs. Joseph C. FARLEY, Mountainville; Thomas B. MURPHY, Jr., Newark; Walter MURPHY, Gladstone, and Raymond MURPHY, Lebanon.



The Quaint Old Town of Oldwick

LINDABURY - HAYCOCK Wedding in Atlanta

Miss Mary Elizabeth HAYCOCK, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth P. HAYCOCK of Oldwick and the late Dr. Robert W. HAYCOCK of Philadelphia, and Lieut. Nathan Lloyd LINDABURY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd LINDABURY of Lebanon, R.D., were married Saturday afternoon, April 24, at Atlanta, Ga., by the pastor of the Methodist church in Atlanta.

Mrs. Lewis MARSHALL of Trenton, sister of the bridegroom, was matron of honor. Captain Richard EATON, of Fort McPherson, Atlanta, was best man.

The bride wore a street dress of baby blue sheer rayon with black and white accessories. Her corsage consisted of white orchids. For traveling, Miss HAYCOCK wore a beige colored suit.

The matron of honor was attired in a street dress of pink and wore black accessories.

Mrs. LINDABURY is a graduate of Somerville High School and Coleman Business College, Newark. She was employed in the accounting department of the Cruciable
Steel Company in Harrison.

Lieut. LINDABURY is a graduate of High Bridge High School and the Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio. Prior to enlisting with the Army in April, 1942, he was employed in the New York office of the International Business Machines Corporation. Lieut. LINDABURY was commissioned a second lieutenant in January, 1943, after attending Adjutant General School in Maryland. Lieut. LINDABURY has also served at West Point. At present he is connected with the Machines Record Unit at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga.

The couple will reside in Atlanta.

Attending the wedding were Mrs. Elizabeth P. HAYCOCK of Oldwick, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd LINDABURY of Lebanon R.D., Mrs. Lewis MARSHALL of Trenton and the bride's brother, Lieut. Robert P. HAYCOCK of Camp Sibert, Ala.




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